SPURR’S  TTE1TEEHS, 

FOR  HOUSE  DECORATIONS 


Are  now  manufactured  with  paper  on  the  back.  Since  their  first  introduction, 
this  paper  lining,  with  important  improvements  in  machinery,  prevents  all 
waste  of  material,  enables  the  ordinary  mechanic  to  successfully  apply  them, 
and  reduces  the  prices  to  the  means  of  the  masses. 

The  public  is  offered,  as  a  decoration  for  walls  and  ceilings,  Nature’s  own 
productions  in  her  most  attractive  form :  a  pearl  bird’s-eye  Maple  one-two- 
hundredth  of  an  inch  thick,  applied  to  the  plastered  wall,  the  scams  matched, 
forming  perlect  figures,  ornamented  with  styles  and  designs  in  Satin  Wood, 
Black  Walnut,  or  Mahogany,  finished  in  oil,  wax,  or  varnish,  makes  not  only 
the  most  durable  but  the  must  elegant  and  wholesome  finish  ever  offered. 
They  can  be  washed,  their  rich  colors  being  perceptibly  improved  with  age. 
Steam  or  furnace  heat,  dampness,  or  frost  have  no  effect  on  them,  the  protec¬ 
tion  and  strength  imparted  to  the  walls  favorably  impresses  every  one  with 
the  economy  and  durability  of  this  artistic  mode  of  decoration,  these  are  facts, 
true  of  no  other  decorations. 

Closets  finished  in  Red  Cedar ;  Pantries  in  White  Wood,  Brown  Ash,  or 
Chestnut;  China  Closets  in  Butternut  or  Maple;  Libraries  in  Mahogany  and 
Black  Walnut;  Vestibules  in  Black  Walnut;  Reception-Rooms  and  Parlors 
in  Silver  Birch,  Curly,  Bird’s-Eye,  and  Silver  Maple,  Satin  Wood,  and  blue- 
and-gold  decorations ;  Dining-Rooms  in  Oak,  Ash,  or  Butternut.  The  most 
elegant  ceilings  in  every  design  imaginable,  simple  or  elaborate,  are  being 
finished  daily,  with  the  great  satisfaction  of  their  being  unaffected  by  the 
extreme  heat  to  which  they  are  subjected ;  while  the  smoke-stains,  dust,  and 
dirt  can  be  removed  readily. 

Elegant  wainscoting  finished  in  the  choicest  varieties  of  native  and 
foreign  woods  at  prices  the  same  as  good  graining,  with  superior  advantages 
to  solid  wood.  Pine  Doors,  Pianos,  Organs,  Counters,  Base  Boards, 
Well  Rooms,  veneered  with  these  Wood  Hangings,  give  the  most  perfect 
satisfaction.  Architects  and  Builders  are  all  introducing  them,  and  con¬ 
forming  their  plans  to  this  mode  of  decoration.  These  Wood  Hangings  are 
highly  recommended  for  Public  Buildings,  Railroad  Stations,  Bank, 
Insurance,  and  other  Offices,  Stores,  Churches,  and  Hospitals. 

Boston,  April  21,  1879 


Charles  W.  Spurr,  Esq. 

Since  the  first  introduction  of 
your  -‘Patent  Papered  Wood 
Hangings,”  we  have  had  you 
supply  over  eight  thousand  (S,ooo) 
feet  of  dado  in  BlackWalnut,  White 
Wood,  Butternut,  and  Oak.  We 
have  also  used  your  Cedar  and 
WhiteWood  Hangings  for  Closets, 
Pantries,  and  Bathrooms.  Vour 
work  has  proved  to  be  unaffected 
by  dampness,  steam  or  furnace 
heat,  and,  while  the  cost  is  far 
below  solid  woed,  you  are  enabled 
to  give  us  the  choicest  varieties. 
The  work  you  have  just  finished 
for  us  exceeds  in  elegance  of  woods 
and  workmanship  all  your  former 
efforts.  Accept  our  congratula¬ 
tion  in  your  present  success,  which 
must  rapidly  increase  with  a  gener¬ 
al  appreciation  of  the  elegance  and 
durability  of  this  mode  of  decora¬ 
tion.  Y ours  very  truly,  &c., 

BOURN  &  LEAVITT. 
146  Mt.  Vernon  Street. 


TO  HOUSEKEEPERS. 

Don’t  grain  your  white  painted  doors  and  base  boards 
or  throw  away  the  same,  for  you  can  have  them  covered 
with  Wood  Hangings  more  elegant  and  durable.  If 
your  paper  is  soiled  in  Hall  or  Dining  Room,  put  on  a 
dado,  which  will  cover  up  the  soiled  part  and  save  the 
rest. 

They  can  be  washed,  and  are  unaffected  by  steam, 
furnace  heat  or  dampness. 

Halls,  Libraries,  Vestibules,  Reception,  Dining  and 
Bath  Rooms,  furnished  with  these  Woods  improve 
with  age. 

Dadoing  on  plastered  walls.  Bask  Boards  and 
Doors  covered  directly  upon  the  paint.  “Hard  Wood 
Ceilings  ”  in  every  variety  of  light  and  dark  fancy  woods. 

Estimates  given  on  application. 

All  persons  interested  are  cordially  invited  to  visit  the 
mill,  No.  522  Harrison  Avenue,  Boston,  and  witness 
the  operation  of  making  these  beautiful  veneers. 

Directions  for  Laying  with  Flour  Paste. 

The  plastered  wall  should  be  smooth,  defects  filled 
with  plaster;  sized  with  hot  glue,  i  pound  to  pail  of 
water,  then  lined  with  Jaconet  (i.e.  thin  cambric.) 
Walls  should  be  pasted,  and  muslin  applied  dry,  pasting 
on  and  down  smooth,  then  dampen  both  sides  of  hang¬ 
ings  freely  with  water,  and  after  they  swell  evenly, 
straight-edge  with  shoe  knife,  use  pure  flour  paste,  and 
rub  down  smooth.  Sand  paper  after  drying.  Remove 
stains  with  weak  solution  of  oxalic  acid.  Fill  and 
finish  same  as  hard  woods.  We  use  wax  cut  with  spirits 
turpentine  for  filling,  adding  Wheeler’s  filling  either 
light  or  dark  as  the  woods  require,  and  shellac  afterward, 
white  shellac  for  light,  and  orange  for  dark  woods. 


Long  Panel  Dado.  Per  running  loot,  $>i 


Milford,  Mass,  April  17, 1879. 

It  gives  me  pleasure  to  recom¬ 
mend  these  Wood  Hangings  as 
not  only  handsome,  but  exceedingly 
durable.  They  have  given  me 
entire  satisfaction.  It  is  nine  years 
since  the  Hangings  were  put  on  my 
cining  room, —  Bird’s-Eye  Maple 
and  Black  Walnut, —  and  I  cannot 
5<e  but  they  are  as  good  now  as 
v  hen  first  applied.  I  regard  this 
as  a  severe  test;  for  the  room  has 
been  in  constant  use  by  a  large 
family,  and  the  walls  were  old  and 
not  in  very  good  condition  when 
the  Hangings  were  put  on. 

Yours  sincerely, 

M.  A.  BLUNT. 


Long  and  Upright  Panel  Dado.  Running  ft  $1.50 


Upright  Panel  Dado.  Per  running  foot,  $2.00 


ACENCIES  AND  DEPOTS 
OF  SUPPLIES. 

CHARLES  W.  SPURR, 
Sole  Manufacturer, 
Factory,  522  Harrison  Ave.  Boston 
Warerooms,  200  Canal  Street, 
New  York. 

E.  B.  Paul,  252  West  Fourth  St., 
Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Aug.  Eggbrs,  Bremen,  Germany. 
Eugene  Zelbnkoff, 

Panteleymonsky  14, 

St.  Petersburg,  Russia. 
Andresen  &  Drake,  9  Market 
Buildings,  William  Street, 
Melbourne,  Australia. 

Hazen  &  Compton,  Valparaiso, 
Chili. 

F.  Shultz,  Maribo,  Denmark. 


SPURR’S  PAPERED  VENEERS. 

The  attention  of  Organ,  Piano,  Sewing  Machine,  and  Furniture  Manufacturers  has  been,  for 
some  years,  directed  to  the  use  of  these  veneers,  and  the  universal  verdict  from  all  who  have 
tested  them  is  that  they  are  superior  to  ordinary  sawed  or  cut  veneers.  We  cut  veneers,  thick 
or  thin,  upon  the  same  principle  as  hand  planing,  and  it  is  a  well  known  fact,  that  the  thinner 
the  shaving,  the  smoother  it  will  be,  and  it  will  dry  quicker  and  brighter  colored,  with  less 
strength  to  pull,  shrink,  warp  or  crack. 

In  laying  ordinary  veneers,  the  glue  penetrates  more  easily  a  cut  than  a  sawed  veneer, 
(on  the  same  principle  that  an  artery,  cut,  bleeds  more  freely  than  when  crushed,)  and  through 
curly,  because  more  end  wood,  than  through  plain  straight-grained,  and  the  thinner  the  veneer, 
the  more  it  will  be  injured  by  the  glue.  In  all  cases,  the  caul  must  be  waxed,  greased  or 
oiled,  to  prevent  the  glue  adhering  as  much  to  the  caul,  as  to  the  surface  intended  to  be 
veneered ;  both  hot  glue  and  grease  discoloring  the  surface  of  the  veneer,  dulling  the  tools 
used  in  planing,  scraping  and  sand-papering,  preventing  the  filling  and  finishing  being  absorbed 
by  the  wood,  making  the  process  uncertain  and  unsatisfactory. 

During  the  first  six  years  introduction  of  papered  veneers  for  interior  decorations  on 
walls,  ceilings,  and  paint,  these  papered  veneers  were  used  quietly  by  many  cabinet  men ; 
but  it  remained  for  the  Smith  American  Organ  Co.,  the  oldest  and  most  celebrated  in  the 
world,  to  realize  the  value  of  these  goods,  and  their  claims  for  them  have  been  fully  substan¬ 
tiated  by  every  other  firm  of  any  prominence,  and  these  claims  are  as  follows :  No  waste  or 
injury  in  storage  or  careless  handling ;  many  sheets  can  be  cut  at  once,  without  ruining 
brittle  wood ;  one  hundred  barrels  of  glue  will  lay  as  much  surface  as  two  hundred  and  fifty 
with  ordinary  veneers ;  twenty  minutes  under  pressure  instead  of  twelve  hours,  keeping  the 
press  going  all  day ;  no  delay  for  glue  to  set,  but  being  immediately  sand-papered,  instead  of 
planing,  scraping  and  sand-papering ;  less  than  one-half  the  amount  of  filling  and  finish,  with 
marked  clearness  of  color  and  brilliancy ;  and  durability  under  circumstances  fatal  to  the 
ordinary  veneers  and  finish,  from  the  absence  of  glue  in  the  veneer  or  finish. 

And  it  is  not  strange  that  they  should  stand,  when  you  remember  the  test  to  which  they 
are  put  in  house  decoration, —  for  instance,  sheets  of  Bird’s  Eye  Maple,  twelve  feet  long,  thirty 
inches  wide,  jj-  in.  thick,  cut  without  steaming,  are  papered  and  applied  thoroughly  saturated’ 
with  water  until  they  are  swelled  to  the  extreme  of  expansion,  or  to  the  same  width  they 
were  when  growing.  They  are  then  pasted  with  pure  flour  paste,  and  applied  to  the  plastered 
brick  or  furred  wall,  and  they  dry  without  shrinking.  The  pores  of  the  wood  remain  open, 
the  power  to  contract  being  overcome  by  the  thinness.  By  this  process  we  have  all  the 
beauty  of  the  grains,  and  the  advantage  of  a  surface  to  receive  and  maintain  a  polish,  without 
the  undesirable  qualities  of  shrinking  and  swelling. 

I  would  also  call  your  attention  to  my  Marqueteries.  The  ordinary  definition  of  this 
term  means,  artificial  and  natural  colors  marked,  sawed  or  cut  in,  the  aid  of  hot  sand  and 
iron  to  shade,  and  dyes  to  produce  the  desired  effect,  being  resorted  to.  In  my  method  I 
strive  to  get  rid  of  the  sawing  or  marking  in  of  pieces,  as  these  pieces  are  continually  working 
up  and  off,  which  is  accomplished  by  marking  in  different  transparent  colors  on  one  whole 
piece  of  wood,  dyeing  the  different  parts,  the  whole  making  a  flexible  and  durable  veneer,  -which 
can  be  mailed  or  shipped.  Laid  with  caul  or  rubbed  on.  French  polished  or  varnished  they 
not  only  stand  all  our  climatic  changes,  but  the  expert  in  inlaying  is  outdone  and  deceived. 

It  is  claimed  by  all  who  have  used  these  marqueteries  and  veneers,  that  many  days  time  are 
saved  by  the  use  of  these  goods  ;  time  saved  in  laying  in  press,  no  time  afterward  needed  for 
setting  and  hardening  of  glue  before  smoothing,  and  one-half  the  nufnber  of  coats  shellac  or 
varnish,  means  one-half  the  time  saved.  Wherever  these  goods  are  seen  they  are  at  once 
commented  upon  for  their  rare  beauty  of  color  and  finish,  the  high  polish  with  one-half  the  labor 
or  material,  being  superior  to  the  best  efforts  on  ordinary  veneers,  experts  in  veneering  mis¬ 
taking  columns  of  figured  wood,  for  varigated  marble,  which  they  resemble  in  their  purity  of  color. 

We  add  a  few  of  many  testimonials  and  references  received  from  those  who  have 
practically  tested  them. 


Dear  Sir, —  For  the  past  five  years  we  have  used 
your  Patent  Papered  Veneers  exclusively,  and 
with  more  than  thirty  3-ears  experience  in  the  use  of 
ordinary  veneers  must  cheerfully  testify  that  yours 
are  more  beautiful  and  moic  durable.  Nearly  every 
organ  we  make  has  panels  upon  which  they  appear, 
and  we  don’t  know  what  we  should  do  without  them. 
We  trust  you  will  be  rewarded  for  your  ingenuity  by 
receiving  all  the  orders  you  can  fill.  Yours  trul)-, 

THE  SMITH  AMERICAN  ORGAN  CO. 
Boston,  Sept.  17th,  1876. 


Dear  Sir, —  I  presume  you  remember  how  I  stood 
out  about  commencing  to  use  your  Papered  Veneers, 
and  wh  it  I  said  about  it.  I  now  stand  ready  to  sa)- 
as  much  for  as  I  did  against  them.  The  longer  I  use 
them  the  more  I  ain  convinced  of  the  amount  of  labor 
saved,  and  when  finished  the  wood  looks  so  clear 
from  the  absence  of  glue  upon  the  surface  that  I  can 
use  no  other  while  I  can  procure  Spurr’s  Tapered 
Veneers.  Very  respectfully  yours, 

ORANGE  MANUFACTURING  CO. 
Orange,  Sept.  19th,  1S79.  John  Wilson,  Agent. 


Dear  Sir, —  For  five  3’ears  we  have  used  your 
Papered  Veneers  on  all  styles  of  our  Cabinet 
Organs,  in  preference  to  the  ordinary  Veneer.  We 
claim  for  them  no  injury  in  storing  and  handling, 
great  saving  of  labor,  time  and  stock,  in  cutting,  dry¬ 
ing,  smoothing,  filling,  and  finishing,  and  also  clearness 
of  color  and  durability.  We  can  with  heartiness 
recommend  them  to  all  as  preferable  to  the  ordinary 
Veneer. 

NEW  ENGLAND  ORGAN  CO. 
Boston,  Sept.  29th,  1879. 


Grand  Rapids  Furniture  Co.  Grand  Rapids,  Mich 
Mason  &  Hamlin  Organ  Co.,  Boston,  Mass. 
George  Woods  Organ  Co.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Ernst  Gap,ler,  Pianos,  New  York. 

Billings  &  Co ,  Pianos,  New  York.  .,  . 

Bridgeport  Organ  Co.,  Bridgeport,  Conn. 

F.  M.  Holmes  Furniture  Co.,  Boston,  Mass. 
Hargrave  Manf’g  Co.,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Florence  Machine  Co.,  Florence,  Mass. 


Directions  for  Laying  -with  Glue.  Spurr’s  Papered  Veneers  and  Marqueteries  are  laid  in  a 
damp  state,  paper  side  to  the  glue.  The  surface  to  be  veneered,  should  be  true,  and  toothed.  Caul  hot,  perfect 
and  waxed.  Glue  thinned  to  one-half  that  used  on  ordinary  veneers.  Marqueteries  should  have  a  thin  coat  of 
white  shellac  which  should  be  dried  before  laying,  and  have  caul  warm,  not  hot. 


Sq.ft.  Fig’d  Walnut  3  to  15c.  Sq.ft.  French  Burl  101025c.  Sq.ft.  Plain  Butternut  1  103  c  ^ 


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SPURR’S  COMBINED  WOOD  AND  PAPER  VENEERS. 

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Sq.ft.  Curly  Silver  Birch  3  to  7  c. 


Sq.  ft.  Curly  Maple  3  to  7  c. 


Sq.  ft.  Chestnut  1  to  3  c. 


^  Sq.ft.  American  Satin  5  to  10 c. 


Sq.ft.  White  Wood  it0  3C. 


Sq.ft.  Centennial  Ash  5  to  10  c. 


Bed  Cedar  1  %  to  4  c 


Pink  Bird’s  Eye  3  to  7  c. 


Hr.  ft. 


Sq.  ft. 


Sq.  ft. 


Sq.  ft. 


Brown  Ash  1  to  3  c. 


Fig’d  Mahogany  5  to  10  c. 


Sq.  ft. 


Sq.  ft. 


Laurel  Burl  7  to  10c 


Butternut  Burl  6  to  12  c. 


Sq.  ft. 


dray  Maple  4  to  7  c. 


Sq.  ft. 


Plain  Cherry 


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THE  FOLLOWING  PARTIES  ARE  REFERED  TO  AS  HAVING  THESE  WOODS  IN  USE  IN  THEIR  HOUSES. 

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Ivory  Bean, . 676  Tremont  Street, . Boston,  Mass. 

William  J.  McPherson, . 9  Dwight  Street, . 

William  P.  Wentworth, . 8  Exchange  Place . 

John  T.  Clark . 65  Franklin  Street . 

Henry  D.  Hyde, . . j^..662  Tremont  Street, . '/^\ . 

Bourn  &  Leavitt, . . ^k.146  Mt.  Vernon  Street,.. . 

Samuel  N.  Brown,  Jr . Dartmouth  Street, . 

J.  Francis  Goodwin, . W — , . ..._■.  12  Ashburton  Place, . . .• 

Asa  H.  Caton, . .  j. . f'....i6i  West  Chester-Park,...^H.... MJt... 


I.  &  H.  M.  Harmon . . 31  Pemberton  Square, 

Dr.  Oliver  F.  Wadsworth, . 139  Boylston  Street,.... 

C.  U.  Cotting . 9  Tremont  Street . 

Julius  Eichberg, . 101  Pembroke^ Street,... 

Andrew  J.  Houghton, . —  .'W....10  Claremont  Park . 

Wm.  Timlin . ■/’>} . J'v-53  Clarendon  Street, — 

Dr.  David  M.  Parker, . 132  Boylston  Street, — 

Jesse  Holbrook, . ^ . . 692  Tremont  Street . 

J.  F.  Timlin . .xj! . JJJF.  .Warren  Avenue, . 

Geo.  A  Wadley, . . . : . 473  Columbus  Avenue,. 

Augustus  T.  Perkins, . 112  Beacon  Street, . 

Charles  L.  Thayer, . 131  West  Chester  Park, 

Mrs.  Robert  C.  Winthrop, . 90  Marlboro  Street, . 

William  S.  Rand . . . ^....431  Columbus  Avenue,. 

Rufus  S.  Gilmore, . . Sk”10^  Dartmouth  Street . 

S.  H.  Munson, . 119  Pembroke  Street, 

Orlando  H.  Davenport, . 20  Waverly  Street,... 


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Grenville  Whitney,. 


r..io6  Dartmouth  Street,. A 
..9  East. Newton  Street, 

Uriah  H.  Coffin . .  Yarmouth  Street,.. 

Richard  C.  Humphreys . Humphreys  Street . 

Joseph  Morrill,  Jr . 61  Mt.  Pleasant  Ave.,. 

Louis  Prang . 45  Centre  Street . 

Hollis  Hunnewell, . . 315  Dartmouth  Street, 

Richard  D.  Goodwin, —  . Jk-Townsend  Street, . 

Edward  Sands, . 91  Worcester  Street,.. 

Benjamin  Estabrook . . M - 42  Rutland  Square, 


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G.  F.  Williams,. 


...18  Worcester  Square,. 


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Philip  Strauss . .  W  est  Brookline  Street 

E.  B.  Studley. . 28  Springfield  Street, . 

Dr.  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes . 296  Beacon  Street . 

Charles  J.  Fox, . . . 96  Pembroke  Street, . 

Cummings  &  Sears, . . •••••9  Pemberton  Square . 

J,  F.  Bumstead  &  Co _ . ^..148  Tremont  Street, . ./Lx\ 

J.  Montgomery  Sears . 12  Arlington  Street, . 

George  H.  Leonard.. ...^ . 42  Newbury  Street . . . 

Charles  H.  Knox . . . . 569  Dudley  Street, . 

Andrew  G.  Weeks, . . 14  Newbury  Street . 

Jos.  F.  Paul  &  Sons, . Cor.  Albany  and  Dover  Sts., — 

John  D.  Bates . 161  Commonwealth  Ave . 

George  W.  Norris, . 273  Columbus  Avenue, . 

Charles  H.  Adams . _ 219  State  Street,.... 

Henry  G.  Parker, . JsGi . ^Sk”235  Beacon  Street,.. 

John  F.  Anderson, . 7. . ^k.185  Beacon  Street,.. 

Reuben  E.  Demmon, . 109  Marlboro  Street, 

John  L.  Stevenson, . \  1 . Rutland  Square,. 

Marshall  Lincoln, . . Jr.. ..21  Essex  Street . 

Henry  Whitwell, . in  Commonwealth  Ave., 

Mrs.  C.  C.  Chadwick . 69  Beacon  Street, 

William  Gray,  Jr . Howard  Avenue . .*. . Dorchester,  Mass. 

Chas.  H.  Lawrence, . Summer  Street .  “ 

Marshall  P.  Wilder, . .  ..  ...Washington  Street, 


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Russell  Sturgis . 

Jesse  Tirrell, . 

E  Hamlin . . . 

Henry  F.  Durant . -j . . . 

George  A.  Alden . f 

Charles  M.  Hovev .  “  “ 

W.  Lord, . Newton,  Mass. 

Julius  J.  Estey . Brattleboro,  Vermont. 


..Manchester,  Mass. 
..Allston,  Mass. 
..Winchester,  Mass. 
..Wellesley,  Mass. 

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